Serendipitytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-17206042011-08-04T19:48:46-05:00Ruminations and commentary about issues and planned and serendipitous events, and pictures from time to time.TypePadHere's a thought: recycle water bottles . . tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2015390704415970b2011-08-04T19:48:46-05:002011-08-04T19:48:46-05:00I've discovered SoBe drinks = low/no cal flavored water drinks which I do enjoy - but the best prize of all is the bottle.VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2011/08/heres-a-thought-recycle-water-bottles-.htmlWhy the Republicans will win the Debt debate. Depressingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e201538fbb6662970b2011-07-07T21:05:31-05:002011-07-07T21:05:31-05:00The Republicans don't care if the federal government collapses and non-rich people are screwed. Democrats can be extorted to do anything to keep the federal government functioning and taking care of non-rich people. Because of this, and the implacability of...VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2011/07/why-the-republicans-will-win-the-debt-debate-depressing.htmlAnother app for readers - Calibretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2014e899173aa970d2011-07-07T12:07:00-05:002011-07-07T12:07:00-05:00calibre is an e-book library manager. It can view, convert and catalog e-books in most of the major e-book formats. It can also talk to a few e-book reader devices. It can go out to the internet and fetch metadata...VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2011/07/another-app-for-readers-calibre.htmlAnother website for readerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e201538f9dff61970b2011-07-05T11:48:00-05:002011-07-05T11:48:00-05:00Is LibraryThing.com. You can list the books you've read and find others who've done likewise. You can look for new books to read of a type you like. You can join the Early Reviewers group and offer to review a...VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2011/07/another-website-for-readers.htmlMystery Reading....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2015433715033970c2011-07-03T11:47:28-05:002011-07-03T11:47:28-05:00This summer is a good time to get back into reading and, since I love mysteries, I checked out a blog I noted in the past which springs from a website: Cozy-Mystery Although the site focuses on what are called...VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2011/07/mystery-reading.htmlA very special Apple birthday caketag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e20147e02e47c6970b2010-11-26T19:01:38-06:002010-11-26T19:01:38-06:00What a wonderful treat! Anyone who knows me knows why this is particularly special.VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2010/11/a-very-special-apple-birthday-cake.htmlSimple Tests for Stroketag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e2013489087b34970c2010-11-16T14:35:05-06:002010-11-16T14:35:05-06:00This article, from WebMD, is from 2003 but the three tests still apply: WebMD You Could Diagnose Stroke . . . Brice and her colleagues measured the accuracy of the test by first teaching it to 100 healthy bystanders. The...VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2010/11/simple-tests-for-stroke.htmlTravel Apps for the iPhone4 [and iPad]tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e20133f5af6f24970b2010-11-08T13:23:55-06:002010-11-08T13:23:55-06:00I blogged earlier on the topic of some good travel applications for the iPhone4 at my JZ blog: JourneyZing.VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2010/11/travel-apps-for-the-iphone4-and-ipad.htmliPhone4 Applications to Considertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e20133f5a29a0d970b2010-11-06T11:27:48-05:002010-11-06T11:27:48-05:00A friend of mine recently got an iPhone4 and we talked, as I have had mine since this past summer. I said I'd give her some information about the applications that I found most helpful, and figured I'd share the...VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2010/11/iphone4-applications-to-consider.htmlThey really know how to put fear into you in Chile!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345218e669e20120a7c6fb9e970b2010-01-11T23:11:37-06:002010-01-11T23:11:37-06:00The cigarette warning label on a pack in Chile is pretty graphic and certainly warns of the dangers of smoking: Using Google Translate to translate the wording really makes the point as well: The choking smoke and snuff the sick.VictoriaJZhttp://victorialherring.typepad.com/serendipity/2010/01/they-really-know-how-to-put-fear-into-you-in-chile.html